Red Rebels

799 Beckham’s ambition

"Push...pounce out"

"Oh my god, oh my god, Petr Cech, the great goalkeeper, saved Dominguez's inevitable goal."

"It's amazing, it's simply a miracle. This was supposed to be an unstoppable goal, but Cech showed amazing determination. He almost dived out and saved the ball. Bottom line, it was a great save, one that will go down as one of the greatest and most outstanding saves in the Champions League this season."

Cech got up from the ground and patted the grass clippings on his gloves. These grass clippings would make his gloves slippery, so he always cleaned them off immediately. Then he saw his teammates moving towards him one by one. He came over.

A pair of electric eyes swept over each of his teammates, especially when he saw Curtis, he suddenly roared like a furious lion.

"Do you know what you did? Curtis? You were passed easily. Don't you know that behind you is our team's goal?"

Curtis was stunned. He and Cech had a close personal relationship. He had never known that Cech had such a violent temper. For a moment, he didn't know how to answer.

"Cold, wet, quick counterattack, are these the reasons for you and everyone to lose the ball?"

Cech couldn't help but shook his head, "I'm not a god. I can only do my best to prevent the opponent from scoring goals, but it's not enough for me alone. I need you and everyone in our Red Rebels."

"What are you afraid of? They are just a group of guys who are taking advantage of the weather, the venue, and the home field advantage to cause us some trouble. Are we afraid? Can't we even defeat them?"

At the referee's call, the players began to disperse. This was a corner kick for Kazan Ruby.

Curtis was stunned by what Cech said. He didn't feel that Cech was criticizing him. They were very good friends. They had known each other for many years and knew each other very well. He knew that Cech just couldn't see it. I'm just a little angry because I'm used to my teammates' performance.

Moreover, his words somewhat contained the idea of ​​stimulating the fighting spirit of his teammates.

So Curtis felt a surge of anger in his heart. He didn't want Cech to be the best. Although Cech is the captain of the Czech national team, he is the captain of the Red Rebels. He should stand up earlier than Cech. , strengthen the determination and belief of teammates.

The corner kick was taken,

Curtis made a prediction in advance and headed the ball to clear the ball before everyone else. After landing, he quickly moved forward, ignoring the Red Rebel teammates who were spreading behind him like a tide, and the retreating defensive snaps. Mountain ruby ​​player.

Alves took the ball on the right, stopped the ball, and sent the ball forward, and then quickly chased after him. In one breath, he had entered the Kazan Ruby half.

Facing the defensive player, Alves performed a beautiful wall-to-wall cooperation with Kaka in the frontcourt. Although he was cut off from entering the penalty area, he was not greatly blocked on the right. He smoothly went down to the baseline and hit a curve ball.

Cesar Navas, a Spaniard born and raised in Madrid, came to Russia to play in the ice and snow, and in a short period of time, he immediately became the core of the defense of Kazan Ruby. He showed on this stadium Shows his strong adaptability.

Tall, strong, excellent aerial ability and head-on confrontation ability, these are the characteristics of Navas, but his shortcomings are also obvious, that is, his flexibility.

Alves's pass was very clever and was directly hoisted into the road. Navas had to retreat, but he suddenly felt a huge confrontation coming from beside him. When he reacted, the opponent was already leaping high. out.

"A beautiful diving dive scored the goal for the Red Rebels," the commentator shouted excitedly.

"It's Curtis, the captain of the Red Rebels. During this counterattack, Curtis' forward speed was very fast. His speed was not inferior to Alves, so when Alves was When passing the ball from the right, Curtis overwhelmed Navas, dived and scored a goal for the Red Rebels."

Curtis' speed is very fast, and his physical fitness is very good, but he is not able to compete with Alves. After all, Curtis's strong body affects his speed to some extent, but Alvis advances with the ball. Weiss is indeed not much faster than Curtis, and Curtis' speed is considered top-notch among guards.

After scoring the goal, Curtis excitedly wanted to get up from the ground, but was quickly pushed down by his teammates, and then stacked up one after another. Curtis, who was pushed at the bottom, could only become unlucky. Became a human mat for others.

Mourinho nodded excitedly, "I know they will never disappoint me."

Cassel and Juninho also expressed admiration and believed in Mourinho's words.

Facing opponents like Kazan Ruby, if you want to defeat them, the first goal is often the most difficult. But once you can score a goal, the trend of the game will completely change. By then, the Red Rebels will be more relaxed. attitude to meet the remaining games.

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In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. With two goals from Kaká and Michael Johnson, the Red Rebels defeated Kazan Ruby in the away game and won the first two consecutive victories in the Champions League.

Although it was Michael Johnson who performed well in this game, the best player was awarded to Red Rebel goalkeeper Peter Cech. They believed that it was the Czech goalkeeper's magical save that completely activated the Red Rebels. , which gave the team a new look in the remaining games and showed a world-class state.

Cech said in an interview with the media after the game that he did not say much to his teammates.

"I don't need to say more. We are a whole. We understand each other and are familiar with each other. I believe we understand and trust each other. As for me yelling at Curtis, it is just an episode in the game. There is no relationship between us at all. There are no issues.”

Just as he was talking, Curtis suddenly came out from behind and picked up Cech directly from the waist. Then a group of Red Rebel players made a fuss near the comprehensive interview area.

"Yes, this is a very difficult game, but for me and for our team, the training value is very great. After this difficult game, I believe we will become more mature and stronger. , we will understand better than ever how to use our advantages to win every game." Curtis said with confidence.

"Winning every game?"

"Yes, this is our goal. As long as we step onto the court, we have only one purpose, victory."

After this game, when the Red Rebels were preparing to return to Manchester, they received another piece of good news.

Barcelona, ​​which was massacred at home by the Red Rebels in the first round, was at home in the second round, but was equalized by Dynamo Kiev despite scoring first. Shevchenko once again became Barcelona's nightmare, even though he was no longer there. Recapture the peak courage of the past.

As a result, the Red Rebels ranked first, Dynamo Kiev ranked second, Barcelona ranked last, and Rubin Kazan ranked bottom with a total loss.

After two rounds, the situation of this group was somewhat unexpected. In addition to the stability of the Red Rebels, Barcelona's unexpected fall did indeed shock and surprise many football commentators. Dynamo Kyiv's away draw with Barcelona was even more surprising. It was a big upset, which made people aware of the strength of the Eastern European teams and the strength of Shevchenko.

Returning to Manchester from Kazan, the Red Rebels sat at home and welcomed their old rival, the Birmingham team led by Steve Bruce.

Birmingham are strong this season and have had an amazing start to the season, especially Mamadou Sakho and Jovetic who transferred from the Red Rebels. They have performed well and have quickly become the strongest players under Steve Bruce. , coupled with Birmingham’s heavy signings this season, makes Birmingham’s combat effectiveness extraordinary.

Although the Red Rebels were at home, Mourinho never dared to be careless about his old enemy and still deployed the entire main lineup to play. After several twists and turns, they finally won at home with the help of goals from Ronaldinho and Messi: o Defeated Birmingham and won the first 8 consecutive victories in the league.

That is, after this round of league play, Beckham's England national team assembled again.

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This gathering will undoubtedly determine whether England can enter the critical period of the World Cup in South Africa. Beckham's national team will face two key World Cup qualifiers in the next two weeks. Only by winning these two games Win all the games and then hope that the opponent will make mistakes so that England can have a chance to enter the World Cup in South Africa.

This time, for the first time, the English media did not brag. Instead, they made every effort to report the game in a calm and calm tone. They also worked hard to help England collect clues and intelligence about all opponents.

Beckham personally called Xiao Yu, and the Red Rebels' scouting network helped the England national team collect intelligence on opponents. You know, the Red Rebels' scouting network is second to none in the world. If it weren't for Beckham and the Reds With such a deep background and origins of the rebels, it was impossible for Xiao Yu to agree to Beckham.

In addition to the scouting network, two heavyweight coaches of the Red Rebels, Moniz and Meulensteen, have gone to the England national team to assist Beckham. Their cooperation with England will end at the World Cup in South Africa, and this time, Beckham also temporarily invited Cassell to join his coaching staff.

In terms of players, the Red Rebels once again became a big player in England internationals, Micah Richards, Curtis, Terry, Rodwell, Ismail, Theo Walcott, Michael Johnson and Wilshere Er was once again selected for the England national team training list.

Training, Beckham's main lineup has been very clear. The Red Rebels will once again form the core of the England national team, and his formation will continue to use the 4 tactics. The front trident is Ismail, Walcott and Rooney, Gerrard, Michael Johnson and Lampard in three games.

There have been some changes in the defense. Ashley Cole, who performed poorly at Chelsea, was replaced by Leighton Barnes. Droylsden's left back is one of the best left wing players in good form. Ashley Cole's condition declined and could not be guaranteed, so Beckham put him on the bench.

The defense combination of Terry, Curtis and Micah Richards has not changed much.

The goalkeeper is Joe Hart from Droisden. The blood goalkeeper has performed more and more brilliantly in the past few seasons and is now a famous goalkeeper in England. In addition, his performance in the national team is good. , firmly established as the main player, Sunderland's Chris Taylor served as his substitute.

Although the main lineup has been confirmed, Beckham is still carving out and improving the tactics in more detail. The joining of Cassel, an expert in off-ball movement and tactics, is for this purpose.

From the beginning of the training camp on October 4th to October 0th, for a whole week, Beckham conducted closed training for the national team. He did not arrange any warm-up matches and did not allow the media to harass him, except for Mourinho. Austria once visited the training camp and refused all visitors.

However, after the visit, Mourinho said with a smile when being interviewed by reporters, "David is walking on an incredible road. His transformation of the national team has completely exceeded my expectations. He is building another team." A Red Rebels team, a Red Rebels team that is very different from the team I play."

"Then do you think he can accomplish a miracle and lead the England national team to the World Cup in South Africa?"

Mourinho nodded with confidence: "Of course, there is no doubt that I have confidence in him. I even think that if a team as outstanding as England and a coach as amazing as Beckham cannot appear in On the big stage of the World Cup, it will definitely be a loss for FIFA and fans around the world."

The media began to pay attention to what Mourinho said, and began to place high hopes on Beckham's national team, especially the World Cup qualifiers held at Wembley Stadium on October 0, which attracted nationwide attention. .

As if to cooperate with Mourinho, Beckham even shouted the slogan of victory in a high-profile press conference before the game.

"We at least have to win :o"

This is undoubtedly the first time that he has shown his ambition so nakedly, and his purpose is simple. England's game was held the day before, and he wanted to create psychological pressure on Ukraine and the upcoming Croatia.

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The crowded Wembley Stadium has become the focus of the world's attention. Although the other team playing here, Belarus, is not a strong team in the world, but because of England's relationship, they played in the spotlight. ball.

Unfortunately, the team's number one star, Hleb, who plays for Barcelona, ​​is absent due to injury. This is indeed a bit unfortunate for the Belarusians, but what is even more unfortunate is that England took the lead in scoring just minutes after the opening. ball.

Ismail, a tall and strong Englishman, decisively inserted into the Belarus penalty area after the opening. Gerrard leaned to the right, cooperated with Rooney, and passed into the penalty area. He overwhelmed the Belarusian penalty area. The defender opened the scoring for England with a header.

After that, Belarus paid more attention to defense in the away game. They began to play the defensive counterattack that they are good at. It was with this set of tactics that they created quite an upset before.

But they overlooked one thing, that is, without Hleb, their defense is strong, but the counterattack may not be sharp, and if they defend for a long time, England is bound to score again.

In the 59th minute of the second half, Walcott cut into the penalty area after passing the ball on the left. He made a beautiful bicycle move, shook off the opponent's defender, and shot an arc shot. The ball went straight to the goal. Dead end, :o

This goal completely extinguished the confidence of the Belarusians. They began to retreat and defend, losing their will to fight back.

England took advantage of the victory to pursue it. Facing the Iron Barrel Formation, they made more use of Ismail's commanding heights.

Sure enough, in the 75th minute, it was Walcott's pass from the left. Ismail half-turned and volleyed, changing the score to: o. This goal also completely established England's victory.

Seeing that the overall situation was decided, Beckham rotated the players to prepare for the away game against Ukraine four days later. After that, England also created many opportunities, but failed to score again, and Belarus could only score. He could swallow three eggs and leave England in despair.

After this victory, Beckham excitedly praised his players at the press conference. He said that he had fulfilled his promise and every goal was wonderful.

"Confidence in qualifying for the World Cup? I have never lost confidence. I am more confident now than ever. Ukraine will challenge Andorra away. Although the strength of the two teams is very different, Andorra's home court is very dangerous, and Ukraine may not Just be sure to win."

"Croatia will challenge Kazakhstan away from home. They are also unsafe. We have been to Kazakhstan before. The environment and fans there will be Croatia's biggest enemies, and the absence of Modric will also have a huge impact on this Croatian team. , I believe it will be difficult for them to escape unscathed.”

For the two biggest rivals in his group, Beckham gave a pessimistic evaluation, because only in this way can England, led by him, possibly qualify.

Perhaps at this moment, in the minds of all media, the images of Beckham and Mourinho overlap.

It seems that it is really influenced by Beckham, or maybe Ukraine's luck is really bad.

In the away game against Andorra, Shevchenko was injured and came off the field in the 1st minute of the first half. The score at that time was o:o

Just a minute later, Andorra forward Joël took advantage of a melee and scored the Ukrainian goal with a shot, breaking the deadlock on the field.

After that, Andorra shrank its defense line. Although Ukraine fought back hard, Ukraine, which lacked Shevchenko, also lost the ability to make the final decision. Although it created many opportunities, they failed to seize them in the end.

When the game ended, the most excited fans were not the upset Andorra, but the English fans as far away as the British Isles.